1:18 Alfa Romeo C41 – A.Giovinazzi – Bahrain GP 2021

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About the Car

The Alfa Romeo C41 is a Formula 1 car competing in the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship powered by a Ferrari hybrid drivetrain.  The main power is a V6 1600cc engine with a single turbocharger.  During a lap the energy is harvested by two electric motors and stored into a battery pack, then utilized by a 120kW electric motor.   The car is the next generation of the C39 constructed by Alfa Romeo Racing.

Antonio Giovinazzi born in 1993 is an Italian racing driver racing for Alfa Romeo Racing since 2019.  He began karting in 2000 and began his car career in 2012 completing in the Formula Pilota China.  He had a total of six wins his debut season and finished as overall champion.

The 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula One race held in March 2021 at the Bahrain International Circuit.  It was the season opener for the 2021 Formula One World Championship with 56 laps.  Lewis Hamilton won the race.

About the Brand

Alfa Romeo was founded in 1910 in Milan, Italy.  It is an Italian premium car manufacturer.  Alfa is an acronym of “Anonima Lombarda Fabbria Automobili”, its founding name.  A subsidiary of Stellantis, the Alfa Romeo brand has been known for sport-oriented vehicles and car racing since 1911.  They were owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles until it merged with the PSA Group and formed Stellantis in 2021.  Alfa Romeo made its first racing car in 1913 and won the inaugural world championship for Grand Prix in 1925.  The company has gone on to win successfully in other Grand Prix racing, as well as Formula One, sportscar racing, touring car racing and rallies.

Ferrari founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1939 is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer in Maranello, Italy.  The company has been noted for Formula One racing as the oldest and most successful racing team.

About the Manufacturer

Minichamps was founded in 1990 as a die-cast car producer in Aachen, Germany under the name of Paul’s Model Art GmbH.   The original company was the Danhausen, a trade company that made 1:43 scale models and sold them over the counter and mail order.  From 1971 to 1993 the company published the famous Danhausen World Model Car Book.  Danhausen was owned by the grandsons of Emma Danhausen – Hans Peter and Paul Gunter Lang.  There was a dispute between the brothers in the late 1980’s.  That is when Paul formed the Paul’s Model Art.  Diecast models were made more for the adult clientele and holding their value was a big question that needed to be answered.  Minichamps’ excellent quality has been noticed by Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen, Opel, and BMW.